Chair, Anne Holton, former First Lady of Virginia (Gov. Tim Kaine is her husband) introduced co-chairs, Lisa Collis, also a former First Lady of Virginia (Sen. Mark Warner is her husband), and Jean Cunningham, former Virginia Delegate and Chair VA State Board of Elections.

Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President, spoke to the crowd of nearly 400 reminding all that women’s issues are everyone’s issues, and that with all the President has already done for women and families (see below, or click here) there is still much to do.